Which to use
“judo” and “jump” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,424
- “judo” frequency rank
- #17,320
- “jump” frequency rank
- 48744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | judo | jump |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que judô | salto, pulo |
Where the eye mixes judo and jump
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. judo (CVCV) and jump (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: judo vs jump
A purely visual mix-up. judo (/ˈʒu.du/) and jump (/dʒʌmp/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
judo is recorded at frequency rank #31,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʒu.du/. jump is at rank #17,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʒʌmp/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48744, this pair ranks #16,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of judo vs jump
Shared letters: ju. Private to "judo": do. Private to "jump": mp.
"judo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "jump" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "judo" for "jump" ever safe?
Which is more common, "judo" or "jump"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "judo" and "jump" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "judo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jump" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "judo" and "jump" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "judo vs junco". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,407 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.